Playing Online Poker for Fun and Profit
Spade Club.com, The Internet's Newest Poker Community
Jan 20, 2009
Playing Poker OnlineMillions of people the world over share a love for Poker, but for many, there is a question of playing for money or not? Many players can profess a great love and an excellent understanding of the game, but are they actually willing to put money on it? Perhaps they don’t have to.
Of course, all the big-name online poker sites carry a range of play money tables for those who want their Poker fix but can’t afford or aren’t up to the risk, but there is no incentive for winning at these tables, and no real reason to play good, solid Poker. Enter Spade Club.
Why Spade Club Is Not Gambling
Spade Club.com is an online Poker site powered by Card Player magazine established in 2008. Spade Club precisely states that it is not a gambling site several times over as a disclaimer at the bottom of commercials that are generously dispersed throughout WPT television coverage. They operate just as their name suggests, as a club, awarding cash prizes to winners like sweepstakes.
Individuals have the option of paying a $20 ($19.99) monthly fee for Exclusive membership and the opportunity to participate in hundreds of online tournaments for up to $100,000 in prize money. Basic members play for free in daily cash tournaments, membership freerolls, and various Sit and Gos using reloadable points as buy-ins. Each victory, final table, and money finish earns points toward the Spade Club Player of the Year Award.
Current Spade Club Promotions
Like PokerStars and Full Tilt, Spade Club offers several promotions to Exclusive members. Members have the opportunity to win a seat in theMain Event with all expenses paid totaling $12,000, a seven-day cruise of nonstop Poker and sun in the Caribbean, or a $25,000 buy-in to the Five-Star World Poker Classic Championship at the famed Bellagio of Las Vegas. Other promotions include benefits for referring friends and a contest to design an official Spade Club T-shirt. Each of three winners receives varying degrees of membership and a free shirt.
Games at Spade Club
Currently Pot-limit Omaha and the No-limit variety of Texas Hold ‘em are the only games Spade Club offers, but according to Spade Club’s resident pro and Poker Room manager, Kenny Goldstein, the site is close to adding Stud and Draw games. Once they do, legions of new players will pour in, and the Spade Club community will be open to a myriad of Poker action.
Spade Club is Poker with a possibility of profit, and without the deposit. So much for the old Poker adage, “you’ve gotta pay to play.”
